Traditional theme park planning involves the who, what, and where of hitting rides at the optimal times, shuttles to and from hotels, and planning around nap times and meal times, but what if you are the meal? Whether you’re breastfeeding or pumping milk inserting a theme park full of thousands of strangers, hubbub and noise can make even the most confident mom seek out a quiet area to sit.After a whirlwind trip to Florida with an 8 year old, 22 month old and 2 month old let me steer you toward some of the solutions I found at the parks we visited.
Walt Disney World The Magic Kingdom – All of the Walt Disney World Parks have Baby Care Centers. The one in the Magic Kingdom is located next to the Crystal Palace Restaurant, right off of Main Street. As they go this one is not as big as some of the other parks. You will have to leave your stroller outside, so have everything packed into a bag and ready to go in. For pumping mothers this will be your best bet in the park as there are several nursing booths with plugs. There is also a main room with a TV, books and children’s furniture. I chose to nurse in this room because my toddler could entertain herself. Other great nursing tricks involved timing feedings with taking in shows like Mickey’s Philharmagic. This way our entire schedule didn’t revolve around the baby and we got to maximize attraction time. Our other go-to was riding the It’s a Small World Ride. It was one of the few that allowed infant in arms so the entire family was able to ride it together. The wait time tended to be decent and the ride is fairly long so it gave a good amount of time to nurse.
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